Home security camera for under £25

[plantman]

just as an add on to this thread, if you are after a decent camera with remote access, built in email function to send you images, video ect, wifi or POE get the foscam range off amazon, this is mine on front of garage, emails me every time there is movement, you can select areas on teh screen it monitors like "just the path" so you dont get birds etc

they range from £40-£100 for HD but some great cameras available, this one is the HD bullet

 

[stormcab]

just as an add on to this thread, if you are after a decent camera with remote access, built in email function to send you images, video ect, wifi or POE get the foscam range off amazon, this is mine on front of garage, emails me every time there is movement, you can select areas on teh screen it monitors like "just the path" so you dont get birds etc

they range from £40-£100 for HD but some great cameras available, this one is the HD bullet

That's some damn good quality

 

[edd_jedi]

I can't believe it's been five years since this post, but I finally retired the trusty Clever Dog today and upgraded to this Aqara camera, which was only £58:



My main reasons for upgrading are better video quality, and finding a camera compatible with Apple HomeKit, which surprisingly is very few of them. The upsides of this are that you get 10 days of 'free' video storage/playback if you subscribe to any iCloud tier (I'm on the 75p a month one!) and also all video recorded is encrypted through Apple's servers, so you don't have to worry about a Chinese company hosting your videos/data (if that bothers you.) And the Apple Home app is more advanced than the Clever Dog app, for example mine now autoamtically starts recording any movment when I (my phone) leaves the house.

So I recommend it if anyone is looking for cheap peace of mind while out the house or on holiday.

 

[coomber75]

damn cant nick that die cast loveliness spoons has now...will be ading this to the xmas list cheers

 

[Mini99]

I can't believe it's been five years since this post, but I finally retired the trusty Clever Dog today and upgraded to this Aqara camera, which was only £58:

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My main reasons for upgrading are better video quality, and finding a camera compatible with Apple HomeKit, which surprisingly is very few of them. The upsides of this are that you get 10 days of 'free' video storage/playback if you subscribe to any iCloud tier (I'm on the 75p a month one!) and also all video recorded is encrypted through Apple's servers, so you don't have to worry about a Chinese company hosting your videos/data (if that bothers you.) And the Apple Home app is more advanced than the Clever Dog app, for example mine now autoamtically starts recording any movment when I (my phone) leaves the house.

So I recommend it if anyone is looking for cheap peace of mind while out the house or on holiday.

Edd, can you tell me how this is powdered?
USB or mains.
Cheers.

 

[edd_jedi]

Edd, can you tell me how this is powdered?
USB or mains.
Cheers.

It is USB powered, but comes with a wall plug adapter too.

 

[Mini99]

It is USB powered, but comes with a wall plug adapter too.

Cheers Edd, the on line manual was 100% clear.
This almost seems too good to be true, many thanks for high lighting it.